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    Mission School Road, where Tim Boursaw recalls his early life of crime | Jane Boursaw Photo

    So It Begins, Part 1

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    Infamous 'Leaning Barn' on the corner of Old Mission Road and Center Road, Old Mission Peninsula | Mark Melichar Photo, circa 1977

    Reader Photos: The Infamous ‘Leaning Barn’ on Center Road

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    Linda Andrus (standing) with Jerilynn Cooper (riding Topper) in Old Mission, Michigan, 1959 | Jerilynn Cooper Marshall Photo

    Reader Photos: Jeri Cooper with Linda Andrus and ‘Topper’

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    Native Americans perform at Wings of Wonder Eagle Release, Feb. 2019 | Jane Boursaw Photo

    Eric Hemenway and OMP Historical Society to Present Part 2 of...

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    Treaty of Washington of 1836 | Wiki Photo

    Eric Hemenway Talks Indian Removal Act, Treaty of 1836 and Odawa...

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    Old Mission Peninsula School Carnival, 1958 | Old Mission Gazette Photo

    Old Mission History: Carnival Held at New School in 1958

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    Native Americans attend the dedication of the Old Mission School and Chapel, 1939 | A Century of Service Photo

    History of Odawa Leadership in Northern Michigan – This Week on...

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    Richard Selleck with wife Marion and kids Micheal, Gerald and David | Selleck Family Photo

    Former OMP Methodist Church Pastor Richard Selleck Passes

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    Tim Boursaw, second from right, and Debbie Kennedy, right, with pals in Key West in the 1970s

    Paradise Frost: Days of Christmas Past

    Tim Boursaw - 4
    Historic Ted Ayers Barn demolished on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

    Historic Ted Ayers Barn Demolished

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    Peninsula Fire Department, Circa 1945; this photo was taken at the “fire barn,” located on Center Road, just north of the current fire hall in Mapleton. Pictured, standing left to right: Harry Heller, Arnold White, Roy Hooper, Claude Watson, Stanley Wood and Ray Heller. Seated in the truck are John Lardie (wearing helmet) and Ike (Isadore) Lardie | Photo Courtesy of the book "A Century of Service"

    OMP Historical Society Moves Forward in Year of Covid – How...

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    Remembering Shirley Blackmore, former secretary at Old Mission Peninsula School | Old Mission Gazette Photo

    Remembering Former OMPS Secretary Shirley Blackmore

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    Old Mission Peninsula Bear Hunters, Circa 1955; left to right, Keith Warren, Bernard Kroupa, George Kelly and Ray Carroll | Old Mission Gazette Photo via Traverse City Record Eagle, Nov. 22, 1955

    Old Mission History: Bear Hunters Circa 1955

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    Peninsula Township Clerk Becky Chown, left, and Supervisor Rob Manigold, right, accept a check from Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society member Chris Rieser at Mission Point Lighthouse | Jane Boursaw Photo

    Peninsula Township Receives Check for Lighthouse Shutters – Photos of Event,...

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